Before I left for my August travels, an author named Artie Van Why contacted me to see if I’d like to read his short memoir, That Day in September. Unsure of how much reading I would get done during my trip, I was reluctant to commit to another book, but I loaded it onto my …
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Thoughts on “Still Life With Brass Pole” by Craig Machen
Still Life With Brass Pole by Craig Machen was sent to me for review by the author. I read it on my Sony Reader while traveling last month. The views expressed below are my own. About the Book: “Dean is driving the Porsche. In the passenger seat, I am drunk, coked to the gills, stoned …
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Thoughts on “Made for You and Me” by Caitlin Shetterly
Made for You and Me by Caitlin Shetterly came to me via LibraryThing’s Early Reviewers program. I read it during the recent Readathon. About the Book: Shortly after their marriage in 2008, Caitlin Shetterly and Dan Davis packed up their life and drove from Maine and family connections to the promise of Los Angeles. Both …
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Thoughts on “Madre: Perilous Journeys with a Spanish Noun” by Liza Bakewell
I’ve always been fascinated by language. So, when Liza Bakewell asked me if I’d be interested in reading her new book, Madre: Perilous Journeys with a Spanish Noun, of course I was excited. About the Book: It all started with a phrase: me vale madre. Translated literally, it means “it is worth a mother,” but …
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Thoughts on Two Books That Disappointed Me
I’ve felt a little “meh” toward most of the books I’ve read recently. Last week I talked about Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome and The Uncommon Reader by Alan Bennett, both audiobooks I didn’t love. Instead of talking about these next two books separately, I’m rolling all the “meh” into a …
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